George Silbee

George Silbee was held at the Fort Scott jail in Fort Scott, Kansas. On the night of January 20, 1900, a mob broke through the barbed wire around the jail and battered its doors, then took him into the jail yard and hanged him from a tree. The Butler Weekly Times reported that officers were powerless to stop the crowd, and the Chariton Courier said the hanging happened on a Saturday evening. The Butler Weekly Times account said he died without a struggle.

Cause of death, as reported: Taken from custody and lynched. A mob took George Silbee from the Fort Scott jail and hanged him from a tree in the jail yard, according to accounts of the lynching.

Reported by: news reports.

Sources (2)

• The Butler Weekly Times, January 25, 1900, page 1 The Butler Weekly Times, January 25, 1900
• Chariton Courier, January 26, 1900, page 3 Chariton Courier, January 26, 1900